Where does “špan” come from?

špan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian ispán, from Proto-Slavic županъ, from Proto-Slavic župa, from Proto-Indo-European gewp- — to cover.

špan (Serbo-Croatian): feudal supervisor

Definitions

  1. feudal supervisor

Ancestry of “špan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianispáncount
2Proto-Slavicžupanъ—
3Proto-Slavicžupacavity, hole
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewp-to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic župa →Every word from Proto-Slavic županъ →